J.D. Viewbook 2017-2018

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HOFSTRA LAW

PREPARING YOU FOR TODAY’S LEGAL MARKETPLACE — AND TOMORROW’S The legal marketplace is changing at a rapid pace.

Our curriculum adapts to these changes, enabling you to enter the profession with the skills necessary to succeed in your chosen field and a resume that stands out from the competition.

LEARN FROM THE BEST OVER

200 UPPER-LEVEL COURSES

47

12

FOR FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP

CLINICAL PROGRAMS

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IN THE NATION

Ranked by Brian Leiter

JOINT DEGREES J.D./M.B.A. Program with the Frank G. Zarb School of Business J.D./M.P.H. Program with the School of Health Professions and Human Services

SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS CLINICAL PROGRAMS Asylum Community and Economic Development Criminal Justice Deportation Defense

CONCENTRATION AREAS Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Corporate Compliance

Immigration

Criminal Law and Procedure

Juvenile Justice

Family Law

Law Reform Advocacy

Health Law

Veterans Law

Intellectual Property Law Honors

Youth Advocacy

International Law Honors Center for Applied Legal Reasoning Center for Children, Families and the Law

Child and Family Advocacy Fellowship

Center for Intellectual Property Law

William R. Ginsberg Memorial Fellowship in Environmental Law

Monroe H. Freedman Institute for the Study of Legal Ethics

Dwight L. Greene Memorial Scholarship for Minority Rights Advocacy

Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy

Center for Legal Advocacy

Health Law and Policy Fellowship

Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation

Law, Government and Politics Fellowship

Institute for the Study of Gender, Law and Policy

Legal Ethics Fellowship

Law, Logic & Technology Research Laboratory

JOURNALS Hofstra Law Review Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal Journal of International Business and Law (JIBL) ACTEC Law Journal (Journal of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel) Family Court Review

REQUIRED FIRST-YEAR COURSES (Full-Time)

1

FALL SEMESTER Civil Procedure

INSTITUTES & CENTERS

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Fellowship

HOFSTRA LAW IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS A PIONEER IN FULLY INTEGRATING CLINICAL EDUCATION INTO A TRADITIONAL LAW SCHOOL CURRICULUM.

Family Law Federal Tax

Business Law Honors Fellowship

DID YOU KNOW?

Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property

Business Law Honors

FELLOWSHIPS & SCHOLARSHIPS

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STUDY ABROAD Winter Program in Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean

Criminal Law Legal Analysis, Writing & Research I Torts

SPRING SEMESTER Constitutional Law I Contracts Legal Analysis, Writing & Research II Property

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FIND YOUR FOCUS

REQUIRED UPPER-LEVEL COURSES (Full-Time)

SECOND YEAR Constitutional Law II Foundational Lawyering Skills

Summer Program in Pisa, Italy Cuba Field Study

SECOND OR THIRD YEAR

Immigration and Border Enforcement Program

Evidence Experiential Course Professional Responsibility Course

HELPING YOU PURSUE YOUR PASSION AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR FIELD Going to Hofstra Law will open many doors for you. Our alumni have gone on to become partners and chairs at major firms, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, sports agents, politicians, judges, professors, entrepreneurs and more.

BUILD YOUR NETWORK

140 ALUMNI IN THE

JUDICIARY

58

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IN THE NATION FOR ALUMNI

PARTNERS AT TOP 100 FIRMS

OVER

11,300 ALUMNI GLOBALLY

CLASS OF 2016 JOB RANKINGS

WHERE DO OUR GRADUATES WORK? Of the Class of 2016 graduates with a known employment status, 91.6%* were employed 10 months after graduation. This includes full-time, part-time, long-term and short-term positions in the following categories:

6TH

PRIVATE PRACTICE: 58% BUSINESS & INDUSTRY: 12%

AMONG NEW YORK STATE LAW SCHOOLS

GOVERNMENT: 12% PUBLIC INTEREST: 7% OTHER: 11%

PRIVATE PRACTICE SOLO: 0%

26-50: 3%

251-500: 2%

2-10: 32%

51-100: 7%

501+: 13%

11-25: 12%

101-250: 2%

UNKNOWN: 30%

35TH

NATIONALLY

*See the back cover for an explanation of how NALP calculates our employment figure.

Employment statistics in a uniform chart provided by the American Bar Association can be found on the Hofstra Law website at law.hofstra.edu/509.

Full-Time Long-Term Bar Passage Required Jobs Source: Law School Transparency (LST)

CAREER SERVICES IS COMMITTED TO HELPING YOU STAND OUT One-on-One Career Coaching

Personal Branding and Marketing

Resume and Cover Letter Preparation

Interview Training

Professional Development Training

TOP LAW FIRMS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS RECRUIT OUR STUDENTS Some top legal employers for summer associate, summer internship and postgraduate placements include:

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Baker & Hostetler Cozen O’Connor Davis Polk & Wardwell Debevoise & Plimpton Dechert Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson

Latham & Watkins

Schulte Roth & Zabel

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

Seyfarth Shaw

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius Morrison & Foerster Moses & Singer Nixon Peabody Norton Rose Fulbright

Jackson Lewis

Paul Hastings

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman Proskauer Rose

Shearman & Sterling White & Case Catholic Health Services County District Attorney’s Office: Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), Nassau, New York (Manhattan), Queens, and Suffolk The Legal Aid Society Legal Aid Society of Nassau County

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) New Jersey Superior Court New York City Law Department New York State Attorney General’s Office New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division PwC

THE BEST OF NEW YORK CITY PLUS THE AMENITIES OF A COLLEGE CAMPUS Choosing a law school means choosing your new home for the next three years.

Our campus offers the unique experience of being close to New York City, the hub of the world’s legal profession, yet removed from the daily distractions of the big city.

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY

25

MILES TO MANHATTAN

240 ACRE CAMPUS

15

MINUTES TO THE BEACH

OUR CAMPUS

LONG ISLAND HAS IT ALL

NYC IS JUST 45 MINUTES AWAY

Few, if any, law schools can match the combination of our green, 240-acre campus and easy access to New York City. The campus provides all the amenities of a leading university and several that are unique to Hofstra, such as a bird sanctuary and a nationally recognized arboretum.

Whether you want to go for a jog on the Long Beach boardwalk, tee off on the challenging Bethpage Black golf course, shop at one of the country’s largest malls, or visit the Gold Coast mansions made famous by The Great Gatsby, there is something for everyone to do on Long Island.

New York is the hub of the nation’s legal profession. In just a short train ride, you can be working at the courthouse downtown, attending a Hofstra Law networking event at a firm overlooking Bryant Park, or just meeting a friend for drinks in the Village. Whether it’s for work or fun, our students take full advantage of everything New York City has to offer.

HOUSING While many students choose to live off campus, on-campus housing is available for law students and other Hofstra graduate students in the Graduate Residence Hall and the Colonial Square Plymouth House.

The living units are organized as suites with separate bedrooms surrounding a common room and a kitchenette.

DINING Hofstra’s dining program offers 18 restaurant locations and a diverse array of culinary options, including organic foods, sushi, an omelet station, Mexican, wraps, kosher meals and a Red Mango.

SPORTS AND RECREATION Hofstra University is home to 17 Division I sports teams. In addition to cheering on the Hofstra Pride teams, you can enjoy a workout in the beautifully redesigned, state-of-the-art David S. Mack Fitness Center, which offers 63 cardio pieces, 50+ Cybex strength training pieces, Cycle Studio, Yoga/Pilates Studio, Aerobics Studio, Indoor track, 6 basketball hoops and more.

GET INVOLVED Participation in one of our more than 30 student organizations helps foster the social skills you need as an aspiring attorney as you connect with kindred spirits, perform public service and develop leadership skills.

AT THE CENTER OF LONG ISLAND GOVERNMENT During the school year or during the summer, you have the opportunity to work in one of the nine Nassau County courts. Most of the courts, including the Supreme Court, are only a short drive from campus.

TOP LAW FIRMS IN OUR BACKYARD Our proximity to the top law firms on Long Island, many of which are filled with Hofstra Law alumni, offers you another opportunity for internships and externships throughout your law school experience.

LAUNCH YOUR CAREER HERE Many Hofstra Law students go on to work in New York City after graduation. From the 2016 graduating class, 86% of employed students work in New York state.

NETWORK WITH ALUMNI New York City is great for networking. We host many events in Manhattan so that you can meet and talk to our alumni working in the area.

Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman (East Meadow) Cullen and Dykman (Garden City) Farrell Fritz (Uniondale) Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo & Terrana (Uniondale) Garfunkel Wild (Great Neck) Jaspan Schlesinger (Garden City) Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone (Mineola)

AFFORDABLE COST OF LIVING

Moritt Hock & Hamroff (Garden City) Rivkin Radler (Uniondale) Ruskin Moscou Faltischek (Uniondale)

HOUSING IN NASSAU COUNTY IS

57% LESS THAN IN MANHATTAN SOURCE: COUNCIL FOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH

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WE TEACH THE BUSINESS OF LAWYERING Our professional development programs help you develop your personal brand and your marketing and leadership skills.

OUR FACULTY ARE TOP EDUCATORS AND SCHOLARS Our faculty ranks 47th nationally in scholarly impact.

WE’RE A LEADER IN EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION More than 200 students pursued an externship this year.

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OUR RICH TRADITION OF PUBLIC SERVICE We pioneered fully integrating clinical education into a traditional law school curriculum.

MENTORING IS KEY Our faculty and alumni regularly mentor students, providing valuable career and personal guidance.

OUR CURRICULUM IS CUTTING-EDGE The American Bar Association ranks us in the top 10 for teaching the technology of practice.

OUR LOCATION IS ONE OF A KIND Our 240-acre campus is just 45 minutes from NYC and 15 minutes from the beach.

DIVERSITY MATTERS TO US The Princeton Review has ranked us in the top 10 for “Best Environment for Minority Students.”

NETWORK. NETWORK. NETWORK. Hofstra Law ranks 58th nationally for the number of alumni partners at top 100 firms.

OFFICE OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT 108 Hofstra University Joan Axinn Hall Hempstead, New York 11549

The National Association for Law Placement (NALP) defines a law school’s employment rate as the number of graduates employed divided by the number of graduates whose employment status is known. For NALP purposes, Hofstra Law’s employment rate of 91.6 percent is calculated by dividing the number of employed graduates, 174, by the number of graduates whose employment status was known, 190. The total number of graduates in the Class of 2016 was 198. Other organizations and publications, such as U.S. News & World Report, the Princeton Review and Barron’s, each define a law school’s employment rate and percentage differently.

T 516-463-5916 F 516-463-6264 lawadmissions@hofstra.edu law.hofstra.edu/JDAdmissions

The economy, including the legal economy, is constantly changing, and employment for past classes is not an accurate predictor of employment for future classes. In addition, a law degree from Hofstra Law or any other law school is not a guarantee of employment in the legal field.

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Hofstra Law is also a proud member of the ABA-EPA Law Office Climate Challenge Program.